Schmidt v. Chapman

Four issues are presented on this appeal:(1) Was the failure of plaintiffs to take such steps as were available to them to protect the building a cause of the building collapse as a matter of law ?(2) Is defendant general contractor liable to plaintiffs for damages resulting from its negligent trespass on the *19land of an intervening landowner whose property adjoined the property on which plaintiffs’ building was located ?(3) Did the trial court err in receiving the opinion evidence of Mr. Mann regarding removal of the intervening strip as a cause of the collapse ?(4) Did the trial court abuse…